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Comparison

Loom vs Zoom

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Loom78
Zoom61
Score
Vioscale score
Loom78 / 100medium · 54%updating
Zoom61 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Model
Price level
Loommid
Zoomlow
Transparent
Loom✓
Zoom✗
Integrations
Count
Loom16
Zoom3
Security
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Gdpr
Loom–
Zoom✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Zoom99.99
Status page
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Video meetings
Loom-
Zoom✓
Whiteboard
Loom-
Zoom✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Recording / transcription
LoomRecording + AI notes
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Loom-
Zoom-
SSO / SCIM
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Access
Guest / external access
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Hosting
LoomCloud only
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Loom-
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Loom-
Zoom✓
Public API / bot framework
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Commercial
Free tier
Loom✓
Zoom✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Loom

Leader

Loom is a screen and camera recording platform that lets users capture, edit, and share video messages with teams and customers. It provides AI-powered transcription, summaries, and video enhancement features to facilitate asynchronous collaboration across distributed organizations.

Independently observed

Zoom

Cloud-based suite that integrates video conferencing, instant messaging, phone services, email, and collaboration tools into one platform. Supports meetings up to 500+ participants with recording, transcription, and AI-assisted features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Loom

Leader
from $18/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier. Paid plans from $18/user/month (Business) to $24/user/month (Business + AI). Annual billing saves up to 17%. Enterprise plan requires contact.

  • StarterFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited meeting length
    • Transcriptions in 50+ languages
    • Comments and emoji reactions
    • +8 more
  • Business$18/user/month. Unlimited videos, 4K recording, basic editing
    • Unlimited videos and recording time
    • Remove Loom branding
    • Upload and download videos
    • High-def up to 4K video
    • Basic waveform editing
    • +9 more
  • Business + AI$24/user/month. Includes AI enhancement and automation features
    • Everything in Business, plus:
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Advanced editing
    • Video-to-text automation
    • Auto-meeting recap emails
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business + AI, plus:
    • Advanced security (SSO, SCIM)
    • Salesforce integration
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Loom✓
Zoom✓
iOS
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Android
Loom✓
Zoom✓
macOS
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Windows
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Loom✓
Zoom✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Loom

Leader
16 total
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • GitHub
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • Salesforce
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Zoom

3 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.